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"Hilarious and appalling" pretty well sums this up. I've been a Star Trek fan since around 1974, but I can't stand to watch Shatner in recent years. Yes, he's had some success recently, but even before that, he seemed incapable of simply being gracious and appreciative of the work of the other ST cast members (except for Leonard Nimoy, of course). Most of them really DON'T like him, and I don't blame them. What an egomaniac!

@Karen Henry: Sometimes he seems completely oblivious to it; others it seems like he just wants to poke things with a stick.

@Shinade: I can see that, but I just can't turn away. Over the pat 3 years I've down about 56 Shatner related posts.

@Jo Hoffacker: I don't know what Takei will do. The thing is, he seems to have an ego as big as Shatner's and he can take a joke. But the resentment towards Shatner that has popped up in the media and in his memoir "To The Stars" would make it a fascinating TV event. I would love to see it live. On a taped show Shatner can edit, though, I think it would lose something. Takei and Paton Oswald were the only funny ones on the Shatner Comedy Central roast.

@Jon Clarke: Well, sure. Afterall, Charles was in Charge. It took 25 years for Sulu to become a Captain. With tea.

@The Hawg: If he talked about Nimoy that way it would be funny. But there's that strong element of bad blood between Takei and Shatner that keeps the appalling level too high.

@spicybugz: Sometimes it seems like he's just William Shatner playing "William Shatner"

@Daryl Campbell: Deforest was probably the most easy going guy on the set. He already had a long career and would be okay without Star Trek. He just wanted to get back to his ranch at night with little drama.